--- title: "A Parenting Book to Read with your Spouse: \"Parenting with the Beatitudes\"" description: "A parenting book for both moms and dads: Meg Herriot reviews \"Parenting with the Beatitudes.\"" --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/06/13/a-parenting-book-to-read-with-your-spouse-parenting-with-the-beatitudes/#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # A Parenting Book to Read with your Spouse: "Parenting with the Beatitudes" Jun 13, 2019 3:30:19 PM  |  by [Meg Herriot](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/meg-herriot) [![Book-Notes-720-x-340-dark-gold-outline-and-medium-blue-pen-_-Notes-light-blue-702x336](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Book-Notes-720-x-340-dark-gold-outline-and-medium-blue-pen-_-Notes-light-blue-702x336.png)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Book-Notes-720-x-340-dark-gold-outline-and-medium-blue-pen-_-Notes-light-blue-702x336.png) [***Parenting with the Beatitudes: Eight Holy Habits for Daily Living***](https://amzn.to/2EuMijF) by Jeannie and Ben Ewing is an accessible way to grow in virtue as a family. It's a good book for reading a little bit each night with your spouse. Being written by a husband/wife team, it's helpful as it covers both perspectives. I have enjoyed Jeannie's writing in the past, but it was refreshing to hear Ben's perspective, I think as my husband and I read it we found "both sides of the story" well-represented. [![](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Parenting-with-the-beatitudes.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Parenting-with-the-beatitudes.jpg) The book is well organized, with commentaries by both authors. At only around 150 pages, it is a manageable read. Each chapter focuses on one of the eight Beatitudes. There is then a section in Jeannie's voice and then one in Ben's voice, followed by a section on either St. Joseph or Mary as they lived that Beatitude. There is then a section on how to bring that virtue into the home, followed by an action plan, which details age-specific suggestions. This would be a great work if parents ever had a chance to get together in a book study group. I might consider discussing just over dinner with friends. It's very accessible and easy to read. I enjoyed the section on "needs vs. desires." I think it is easy for us to blur the lines between the two. Ben Ewing had a good example of "thirsting" for righteousness and that it's far more difficult to desire God's righteousness. He gave the example of "thirsting" for an impatient driver to get a speeding ticket and having a smug sense of satisfaction, not knowing that it was a parent who was hurrying with their child to the emergency room. We don't have the knowledge to be judge and jury. [***Parenting with the Beatitudes***](https://amzn.to/2EuMijF) would be a great book for new parents, but also for those who feel they are in the rut or "too busy" phase of parenting. Full of suggestions and helpful insights, it was a pleasure to read. ### **Visit [our Book Notes archive](http://catholicmom.com/category/book-notes/).** --- *Copyright 2019 Meg Herriot This article contains Amazon affiliate links; your purchases through these links benefit the author.* ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F06%2F13%2Fa-parenting-book-to-read-with-your-spouse-parenting-with-the-beatitudes%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F06%2F13%2Fa-parenting-book-to-read-with-your-spouse-parenting-with-the-beatitudes%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F06%2F13%2Fa-parenting-book-to-read-with-your-spouse-parenting-with-the-beatitudes%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=A%20Parenting%20Book%20to%20Read%20with%20your%20Spouse%3A%20%22Parenting%20with%20the%20Beatitudes%22) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F06%2F13%2Fa-parenting-book-to-read-with-your-spouse-parenting-with-the-beatitudes%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2019%2F06%2F13%2Fa-parenting-book-to-read-with-your-spouse-parenting-with-the-beatitudes%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Meg Herriot](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/MEG%20HERRIOT.png) ### [Meg Herriot](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/meg-herriot) Meg Herriot is a veterinarian and Third Order Dominican. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, and pets and blogging at [All Creatures Great and Crazy](http://allcreaturesgreatandcrazy.blogspot.com) about being a veterinarian, mother, wife and most of all a Catholic trying to grow closer to God in a chaotic world. ## Related Blog Articles [ Book Notes: Parenting With the Beatitudes Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/04/12/book-notes-parenting-with-the-beatitudes/) [ "Parenting with the Beatitudes" Book Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/05/28/giveaway-parenting-with-the-beatitudes/) [ “Attunement Parenting”—The New Attachment Parenting Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/07/09/attunement-parenting-the-new-attachment-parenting) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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